Article: Sox head home after abrupt ending

Jacoby Ellsbury wove his way through a crowded clubhouse, carrying above his head one of the bases he was awarded while breaking the team's single-season stolen base record. On a table near the TV, Dustin Pedroia's Gold Glove and Silver Slugger awards sat, waiting to be boxed up and shipped home.

The big prize will go elsewhere this year.

The Boston Red Sox cleared out of Fenway Park on Monday, a day after they were swept from the playoffs by the Los Angeles Angels. Leading the third game of their divisional series 5-2 with two outs in the eighth and closer Jonathan Papelbon on the mound, the Red Sox lost 7-6 and the Angels will play for the American League pennant against the New York ...

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